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February 18-21 The GranGe GC, Sa
aussie women’s open
that Webb at the peak of her powers was the
best player—man or woman—in the game.
‘Thommo’s’ assessment was made, too, at a
time when nobody could get within a bull’s
roar of Tiger Woods on the men’s tour.
Webb is back in Adelaide for the Open, which
has genuinely arrived on the world golf map
after linking arms with the LPGA Tour in 2012.
But like Norman before her, Webb has been
amazingly supportive of her home tour. It is
another example of her willingness to give back
to the game in Australia, where she cut her golfing
teeth as a shy young kid from the Queensland
country town of Ayr. The Open may have world
recognition these days but Webb came back
every year to compete for peanuts before the
event was accorded LPGA status. Agreeing to
play in the Victorian Open this year is another
example of Webb never forgetting her roots.
And while she may not be the dominant force
she once was on the world stage, Webb is still
a fine player. She proved as much by upstaging
the field to lift the Patricia Bridges winner’s bowl
for the fifth time at Victoria Golf Club in 2014.
Webb is in the support cast again this
year at Grange in Adelaide, where World
No. 1 Lydia Ko will defend her title.
The New Zealander, still just 18, became
the youngest ever Australian Open
winner at Royal Melbourne last year.
While she is much better known than
Sorenstam was all those years ago,
Ko is equally delightful according to
tournament director Trevor Herden.
“Lydia Ko is an unbelievably nice person,
very genuine and a terrific young person. She’s
a hard worker who really appreciates where
she’s got to and how she’s got there. She’s so
dedicated, yet so quiet. She is not demanding
in any way whatsoever. She’s very, very
different to some of the guys,” Herden said.
He confirmed that Ko left a “very large”
tip behind for Royal Melbourne clubhouse
staff when she won this event last year.
“That’s something I don’t think very many
people have ever done, if any,” Herden said.
Up to seven of the world’s top 10
players are expected to tee up at Grange,
the first time the tournament has been
back in Adelaide for 21 years.
Leading Australian international Minjee
Lee could be paired with Ko and Webb in a
marquee group over the first two days.
After last year’s victory, Ko went on to win
the LPGA’s season-long Race to the CME
Globe as the Tour’s top player for 2015. She is
excited to be returning to Australia, the scene
of several defining moments in her career.
“The ISPS Handa Women’s Australian
Open really helped to jump-start a great
year for me in 2015 and I am thrilled to
be the defending champion,” she said.
“It’s always fun for us to play in front of our
fans in Australia and we are already hearing
good things about the Grange Golf Club.”
Webb, the record-holding five-time champion,
is keen to start her 2016 campaign with
another title as she builds towards what she
hopes will be a historic Olympic tilt at Rio.
“The Patricia Bridges Bowl has always
been special to me. It’s a great trophy with
Lydia Ko (above)
explodes out of a
bunker and (right)
lines up a putt